Coil winding machine



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COIL WINDING MACHINE Filed Dec. 10, 1931 7 Sheets-Sheet 3 1936- R. HOFSTE'ITER AL 8 COIL WINDING MACHINE Filed DBQ. 10, 1931 7 Sheets-She et 4 Feb. 18, 1936. R. HOFSTETTER ET AL COIL WINDING MACHINE Filed D90. 10, 1951 7 Sheets-Sheet 6 "gal Feb. 18, 1936 R. HOI-I'STETTER ETAL COIL WINDING- MACHINE Filed Dec. 10, 193-1 Y Sheets- Sheet 7 Patented Feb. is, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,030,989 v con. WINDING MACHINE Application December 10, 1931, Serial No. 580,184

' 16 Claims. (Cl. 242-10) This invention relates to a coil winding machine and more particularly to a machine for winding paper filled coils.

The object of this invention is to provide a more practical, efiicient, and expeditious machine for winding coils.

In accordance with the object of this invention, there is provided in one embodiment thereof a rotatable winding spindle upon which a plurality of coils are simultaneously wound with the windings of the respective coils disposed in superposed layers. Means is provided for intermittently inserting an interleaving material, such as strips of paper, or other insulating material between the superposed windings of the coils being wound. A reciprocable means is provided for intermittently advancing to the inserting means a strip of interleaving material of a length determined by the extent of movement of the reciprocable means, said extent of movement being successively increased by means responsive to a movement of the reciprocable means in one direction, whereby each strip of interleaving material is of greater length than the preceding strip. The operative positions of the material advancing and inserting means relative to the winding spindle are changed for each successive material advancing and inserting operation in accordance with the increasing diameter of the coil being wound.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will be more fully understood from the fol-' lowing detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein Fig. l is a front elevational View of the machine. one section thereof being partially broken away;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken substantially along the line 44 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken substantially along the line 5-5 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken substantially along the line 6-8 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 7 is an enlarged sectional view taken across one end of the paper gripping members;

Fig. 8 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line 8-8 of Fig. 1, with the upper casing removed, and

Fig. 9 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken along the line 9-9 of Fig. 1,

Refemng now to Fig. 1 of the drawings, it will be noted that a supporting base I has two winding units l I and I2 mounted thereupon and separated from each other by a distributing mechanism |3.and a counting mechanism It. The distributing and counting mechanisms are disclosed in a copending application of Robert I-Iofstetter, Serial No. 580,183, filed December 10, 1931. The distributing mechanism I3 "will be referred to generally in this application merely for the purpose of illustrating the winding and paper feeding mechanism. This distributing mechanism has a reciprocating bar l provided with a plurality of strand guiding or distributing units l6, which are disclosed in a copending application of John A. Whitaker, Serial No. 494,228, filed November 8, 1930, now Patent No. .1,929,940,

issued Oct. 10. 1933.

In view of the fact that the winding units H wound, these ends being held in the groove by a key 22, the ends of which are held against displacement by split locking rings 23. The ends of the spindle 20 are received in clutch members 24 of a suitable type for removably securing the winding spindle in place and connecting it with a power means for imparting a notary movement thereto.

The mechanism for imparting a rotary movement to the winding spindle 29 is shown in Fig. 8 and consists of a motor 30 mounted upon a bracket 3| hingedly carried by the supporting base 10, the hinge connection of the bracket being in alignment with the axis of the motor. The other end of the bracket 3| has a double pulley 33 rotatably mounted thereupon, one portion of which receives a belt 34 connecting it with the motor 30, and the other portion of which receives a belt 35 connecting it with a pulley 36. The pulley 36 is fixed to the innermost clutch 24 for the purpose of imparting a rotary movement tothe winding spindle 20, when the belt 35 is held taut.

Means is provided for holding the belt 35 taut, for causing a driving connection between the motor 30 and the winding spindle 20 and is arranged to make the belt 35 loose upon the pulley 36 and at the same time apply a brake to the pulley 35 to stop the rotation of the winding die and the motor.

9 and consists of a hand-lever 40, pivoted at 4|, and arranged to move a pin 42 inwardly to remove a retaining bar 43 free of an aperture 44, against the tension of a spring, for allowing movement of the lever 40 witha pivoted head 45, to which it is secured. The pivoted head 45, which has the pin 42 and the aperture 44 disposed therein has an annular recess 46 associated with the aperture 44, in which the end of the retaining bar 43 rides during the rotary movement of the pivoted head forthe purpose of frictionally holding pivoted head in any position into which it is moved.- The inward movement of the retaining bar 43 is also controlled automatically by a suitable electrical control mechanism 41, through a link 48, when a predetermined number of windings have been made for moving the retaining barfree of the pivoted head 45 for allowing the pivoted head to-resume its normal position. The rotation of the pivoted head 45 in a clockwise direction, looking from the left (Fig. 9), will impart movement to a lever 49, and, due to the connection of a bar with the lever 49 by means of a link 5|, a downward movement will be imparted to the bar. The connection of the bar 50 with the bracket 3| is shown in Fig. 8 and consists of a projection connected to the bracket 3| and having an adjusting screw 56 disposed in the outer end thereof and arranged to engage the bar 50; therefore, a movement of the hand-lever 40 with the rotatable member 45 in a clockwise direction will cause the bar 50 to move downwardly, thus forcing with it the free end of the bracket 3| and, by doing so, the belt 35 will be drawn taut over its pulleys, affecting a driving connection between the winding spin- When the tension upon the belt 35 is released, due to the movement of the hand-lever 40 in a counter clockwise direction, the spiral tension springs 51, aided by the force of a helical compression spring 58, will move the free end of the-bracket 3| upwardly, making the belt 35 loose and applying a brake 59 to the pulley 36 to stop the rotation thereof. The brake 59 is carried by a brake rod 60, which extends through the spring 58, carrying thereupon Jan abutting ring GI, and extending through bearings 52 and 63, the latter of which the spring 58 rests upon. The lower end of the brake rod 60 is adjustably secured at B4 to a bracket 65, which is fixed to the free end of the bracket 3|.

The paper feeding, cutting, and measuring mechanism is shown in Figs. 1 to 7, inclusive, attention being called to Figs. 4 and 5, wherein there is shown a supply roll of paper 10 mounted upon a suitable spindle and arranged to release a supply of paper as it is drawn therefrom. The paper, which will be designated by the reference numeral I I, passes beneath a. weighted roller 12 up and over a roller I3, and between paper gripping members '14. and I5. The paper gripping members I4 and 15 are movably mounted upon a carriage I6, and are each provided with feeding members I'I whichare disposed in pairs at spaced positions throughout the length of the gripping members I4 and I5. The arrangement of the feeding members 11 is shown in Fig. 3. The paper gripping member 14 is movable horizontally upon the carriage I5 but is not movable vertically, while the paper gripping member I5 is pivoted at 13 and is normally urged upwardly, away from the paper gripping member 74 by springs I9 (Fig. 7)

spindle 20. This means is shown in Figs. 8 and gripping members free of the paper during certain periods of operation of the machine.

The paper gripping members, as shown in F1gs. 5 and 6, are in their gripping positions, which positions are brought about by movement of latches 89 into vertical positions, which movement is affected by the engagement of the latches with stop members 8| mounted upon the carriage I6. The latches 80 are pivotally mounted upon vertically extending projections of the gripping member I4 and have pins 82 extending transversely with respect thereto for engaging abutting members 83, the purpose of which will be hereinafter described' The ends of the carriage 1,6 are provided with rollers 85, which rest upon arcuate shaped tracks 88 for the purpose of conveying the carriage'IG toward and away from the winding spindle 20, carrying with it the stop members 8|, for causing a gripping of the paper between the gripping members I4 and I5, and abutting rods 81 for stopping the rearward movement of the gripping members.

The mechanism for imparting movement to the gripping members I4 and I5 is shown in Figs. 3

to 6, inclusive, and consists of oscillating arms .ping member I4. The arms 90 are normally urged rearwardly by springs 94 and a mechanism is provided for moving the arms forwardly. This mechanism consists of actuating levers 98 mounted upon the ends of a shaft 99 and having rollers I00 positioned at the outer ends thereof and arranged to engage and move upon abutting plates |0I carried by the arms 90. The shaft 99 is driven by a suitable motor andspeed reducing mechanism (not shown), connection with which is made through a sprocket and chain arrangement I02 and a clutch mechanism indicated generally at I03 (Fig. 3). The clutch I03 consists of a freely rotatable, portion I04 mounted upon the shaft 99 and a slidably keyed portion I05 urged toward and into engagement with the portion I04 by a compression spring I06. -A clutch releasing plunger I01 has its outer end disposed adjacent the clutch portion I05 in which there is disposed a spiral groove I08 for receiving the end of the plunger and for moving'the clutch portion I05 away from and free of the clutch portion I04 to disconnect the shaft 99 from its driving means and to stop the rotation of the shaft. The plunger I01 is shown more clearly in Fig. 6 and is operatively connected to a paper feeding mechanism indicated generally at H0.

The paper feeding mechanism includes a pair of gripping and advancing rolls I I and I I2, having recessed portions 3 disposed at spaced positions throughout the lengths thereof for receiving the resilient members 11 carried by the paper gripping members I4 and-'|5. The roll I I is carried by one end of an upper frame II5, which is pivotally supported at 6 to permit the roll I I I to be moved away from the roll 2 during the insertion of a portion of paper between the rolls. The movement of the frame I I5 is brought about by cam blocks 1, disposed upon the vertically extending projections of the gripping member 14,

engaging cams I I8 disposed adjacent the forward end of the upper frame II5. Only one portion .of the upper frame I I5 is shown in Fig. 6, but it is to be understood that a similar portion is positioned upon the opposite side of the mechanism for supporting the opposite end of the roll III.

The roll I I2 has its ends journaled in the forward end of a lower frame I I9, which is pivotally supported at I and has longitudinally extending slots I2I disposed in the inner side walls thereof for receiving supporting rollers I22 (Fig. 3) During therearward movement of the carriage 16, the lower frame H9 is gradually moved upwardly about its pivot and as the upper frame I I5 normally rests upon the lower frame, it is also moved upwardly, the upper frame being urged downwardly by springs I23 (Fig. 4).

An actuatinglever I24 is pivotally mounted at I25 and has an upper portion movably disposed in a hollow lower portion to compensate for the movement of the roll III and to retain its operative engagement therewith. The operative engagement of the actuating lever I24 with the roll III consists of a toothed or rack portion I26 integral with the upper end of the actuating lever I24 inter-engaging pinion I21 fixed to the end of the roll I II (Fig. 3). The actuating lever I24 has a pull rod I28 cperatively connected thereto through a link I29 and a lever I30, and the pull rod I 28 is actuated at predetermined intervals during the operation of the machine for rapidly actuating the rolls I I I and I I2 to move a portion of paper beneath the strands at the time the strands are positioned to begin their movement in the opposite direction from which they had just traveled. The pull rod I28 is actuated by the aid of a solenoid I41 operatively connected to the lower end thereof (Fig. 6) and energized by electrical energy in a circuit which is controlled by electrical switches positioned so that they may be actuated alternately by the distributing unit during its movement first in one direction and then in another. One way of mounting and actuating the switches is shown in application,-

'be'ng moved outwardly for moving the lever I24 to the left by the operator pulling upon the knob or handle I34.

The mechanism for cutting the paper into portions of predetermined lengths consists of a pivotal knife I (Figs. 1 to 6, inclusive) having cutting blades I36 removably secured to the forward end thereof and extending downwardly so that their cutting edges may be moved through thepaper, held at its forward edge by the rolls III and H2 and at a position adjacent the line of cutting by the paper gripping members 14 and 15., The blades I36 curve downwardly through an arcuate path from their outer edges to a point adjacent the center thereof for the purpose of causing a-shearing of the paper as theblades are moved therethrough. The cutting member I35 is normally urged into the position shown in Fig. 5 by tension springs I31 and is forced about its pivot I38 to move the shearing blades I36 downwardly by the rotation of a cam I39 and its engagement with a cam roller I40 carried by the cutting member I35. The cam I39 is shown in Fig. 5 and is keyed upon a cam shaft I4I, which is journaled in a bearing I42 and extends through the carriage 16, permitting movement of the carriage relative to the shaft. The cam shaft MI is rotated intermittently due to its connection with the shaft 99' (Fig. 3) through a beveled-gear I43 mounted upon the shaft I4 I and inter-engaging a beveledgear I44 mounted upon a shaft I45, which shaft is operatively connected to the shaft 99 through a sprocket and chain connection I46 (Fig. 3).

The cam I39 is arranged so that it will actuate portion has been cut, consists of racks I50 fixed to the carriage 16, at the sides thereof, and extending'rearwardly therefrom (Figs. 5 and 6), the teeth of the racks I50 interengaging teeth of pinions I5I fixedly mounted upon a shaft I52,

which is journaled in suitable bearings (not shown), and has mounted thereupon a ratchet wheel I53. A retaining pawl I54 is carried by a stationary member I55 and engages the teeth of the ratchet wheel I53 for holding the ratchet wheel against rotation in a counter-clockwise direction (Fig. 5). An actuating pawl I56 also engages the teeth of the ratchet wheel I53 and is carried by a-lever I51 having one end loosely mounted upon the shaft I52 and the other end operatively connected through a link I58 to a lever I59 (Fig. 4), which lever is pivoted at I60 and arranged to be moved by movement of an abutting lever I BI The abutting lever I6I has a flattened surface I62 positioned to be engaged by a roller I63 carried by one of the arms 90 so as to move the abutting lever IGI a predetermined distance during each actuation of the arm 90. Any suitable spring means (not shown) may be associated with the pawl moving mechanism for returning the mechanism to its normal position when freed by the arm 90 associated therewith.

When the carriage 16 has reached its rearmost position and the winding of the coil has been completed, the carriage 'may be returned to its foremost position by the operator pulling upon a pull rod I10 (Fig.4). The pull rod I10 extends through an aperture in a stationary bracket I'll and has disposed thereupon a compression spring I12 for the p pose of urging the pull rod to the right (Fig. 4.). The inner end of the pull rod I10 is pivotally secured at I13 to a pawl releasing member I14, which is rotatably mounted upon the shaft I52 adjacent thesprocket wheel I53 and has arcuate shaped pawl engaging members I15 and I16 carried thereby. extending over the peripheral edge ofthe sprocket wheel, and arranged to engage tapered surfaces of the pawls I54 and I56 when the pawl releasing member is actuated for the purpose of freeing the pawls from the ratchet wheel. When the pawls I54 I and I56 are moved free of the ratchet wheel I53,

a weight I11, due to its connection with the carriage 16, will move the carriage forwardly until it engages an adjustable stop'member I18. The

connection of the weight I11 with the carriage In preparing the machine for operation, the strands, which are supplied from reels indicated.

at I (Fig. 1), are threaded around the distributing units I6 and fixed to the winding spindle 20 by inserting the key 22 in place to force the ends of the strands in the recess 2|, after which the key 22 is locked in place by the split locking rings 23. The operator next inserts a portion of paper beneath the strands, which portion is of suificient width to completely surround the spindle. The machine is now ready to be set in motion by the actuation of the hand-lever 40, after which a plurality of series of windings will be wound to form a plural ty of coils, each series of windings being separated byportions of paper fed thereto by the paper feeding mechanism, and the portions of paper increasing in length for each successive series 'of windings.

In starting the machine the motor switch is closed and the lever 40 is then moved inwardly to move the rod 43 free of the aperture 44, after which the lever 40 is moved in an arcuate path to rotate the pivot head in a clockwise direction (Fig. 1) so as to actuate the lever 49, movethe bar downwardly (Figs. 8 and 9), thus moving the forward end of the bracket 3I downwardly to tighten the belt 35 upon its pulleys and operatively connect the spindle 20 with the motor 30, causing the spindle to be rotated at a predetermined rate of speed. The distributing unit I5 is associated with the motor in such a manner that the distributors I6 will be moved laterally at a sufiicient rate to distribute the wire around the spindle to form compact windings thereupon.

During the time in which the first series of winding is disposed upon the portion of paper placed around the spindle 20, the paper gripping members I4 and I5 have gripped the end of the paper II, moved it forwardly, due to the actuation of the arms 90 through the rotation of the lever 98 (Fig. 4), to bring the edge of the paper between the feed rolls III and H2. As the gripping members I4 and I5 approach the rolls III and I I2, the cam blocks I I1 engage the cams I I8, thus lifting the upper frame II5 with the roll I, allowing the forward edge of the paper II to pass between the rolls III and II 2, at which time the stop members 83 will engage the pins 82 to release the locking members and allow the springs I9 (Fig. 7) to move the grippin member I5 free of the gripping member I4 to free the paper and allow the gripping members to be moved rearwardly by the springs 94 (Fig. 4) pulling upon the arms 90. As soon as the gr pping members I4 and I5 begin their rearward movement, the cam blocks I I! are moved free of the cams H8 and the upper frame H5 is drawn downwardly by-the springs I23, thus moving the roll III in close engagement with the forward end of the paper causing a gripping relation between the rolls III and H2 and the paper II. When the gripping members I4 and reach their rearmost positions, the stop members 8I engage the locking members 80, moving'them again into their vertical locking positions so as to move the gripping member I5 against the tension of the springs 19 to grip the paper and hold it while the knife I35 is being actuated'tocut a portion therefrom.

At this point of the operation of the machine, the high portion of the cam I39 (Fig. 5) begins i to travel past the roller I40 and moves the knife I35 about its pivot I38, thus moving the blades I36 downwardly through the paper II, shearing a portion therefrom. Whenthe high portion of the cam I39 has traveled past the roller I40, the springs I31 move the cutting knife I35 to its upper position, shown in Fig. 5.

The portion of paper which has been cut from the strip of paper is held by the feeding rolls I II and H2 until the series of windings upon the first piece of paper has been completed, at which time the paper feeding mechanism indicated at IIO (Fig. 6), will be actuated for rapidly feeding the portion of paper beneath the strands so that they may begin the next series of windings. The mechanism H0 is actuated by the solenoid M! which is electrically connected to a reversing mechanism for reversing the movement of the distributing units I6. In actuating the paper feeding mechanism IIO, the pull rod I28 is moved downwardly, actuating the lever I30 which moves the actuating lever I24, causing a rapid rotation of the rolls III and H2, through the engagement of the rack I26 with the pinion I21, and causing the paper which is held by the rolls to be fed beneath the strands as it is guided by the member I3I. This operation is continued for moving the forward edge of the paper II between the rolls III and H2 where it is held while the gripping members I4 and I5 are returned to their rearmost positions, locked in place while the cutting knife is actuated to cut portions of the paper therefrom, after which the portion of paper is fed beneath the strands as the second series of windings is completed to insulate the second series of windings from the third series of windings, as the first portion of the paper insulates the first series of windings from the second series of windings. gripping members I4 and I5 rearwardly is limited by'the position of the stop members 81, and, as the carriage I6 is moved rearwardly a predetermined distance during the forward movement of the arms 90, where they engage with the lever I6I and cause an actuation of the ratchet wheel I53 to bring about the movement of the carriage IS, the paper gripping members are moved rearwardly a greater distance after each forward movement thereof, thus increasing the length of the portion of paper out from the supply and. fed beneath the strands. As the carriage I6 is moved rearwardly, it is also moved upwardly, in view of the fact that it rides upon the arcuate surfaces of the tracks 86, moving upwardly with it the frames H5 and II 9 to compensate for the increase in diameter of the coils as the windings are placed thereupon and to properly position the edge of the portion of paper fed beneath the strands after each series of windings thereupon.

The gripping members I4 and I5 are timed in their forward movement with the actuating mechanism IIO which actuates the rolls III and I I2 in that the plunger I01 is withdrawn from the member I05 of the clutch I03 during the movement of the actuating lever I24 to rotate the rolls III and H2. When the plunger IN is removed from the clutch member I05, this member is forced by the spring I06 into engagement with the clutch member I04 causing an operative engagement of the shaft 99 with the driving motor, through the clutch I03, which brings into action the arms for moving the paper gripping members 14 and I5 forwardly and during which movement of the arms 90 the sprocket wheel I53 is moved to impart a slight rearward movement to the carriage I6. After the plunger I0I has been removed from the clutch member I05, it is allowed to ride upon the peripheral surface thereof until the spiral groove I08 has been moved into registration therewith, at which time the plunger will be forced into the groove due to the spring shown in Fig. 6, which normally urges it toward the member I05, and during further rotation of The movement of the paper the clutch member I the spiral formation of the groove I08 will cause the clutch member to move against the tension of the spring I06, thus disconnecting the clutch member I05 from the clutch member Hi4 and disconnecting the shaft 99 from the power means.

Any desired number of series of windings may be disposed upon the spindle 20 for each coil, each series being insulated from the other by'a portion of paper, the successive portions of paper increasingin length to compensate for the increase in diameter of the coils and after the desired number of series of windings have been disposed around the spindle, the electrically controlled mechanism 41 is actuated for moving the retaining bar 43 free of the pivot head 45 for automatically stopping a machine, after which a strip of gummed paper is inserted by the operator beneath the strands, wrapped around the coils and the edges thereof heated by any suitable means for the purpose of causing a joining of the edges thereof by the melted gum. The strands are then cut and the spindle I20 with the coils are removed from the machine, after which the key 22 is drawn from the spindle and the spindle removed from the coil. The coils may then be cut to separate them from each other.

Although the invention has been disclosed and described with respect to one specific embodiment, it is clearly evident that it is possible of other embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention which is to be limited only by the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In a coil winding machine, a winding spindle, feeding rolls for feeding material to said winding spindle, reciprocating members for feeding material to said feeding rolls, a carriage for supporting said reciprocating members, a rack fixed to said carriage, means for actuating said reciprocating members, and means associated with said rack and actuated by said last named means for moving said rack for imparting a horizontal movement to said carriage.

2. Ina coil winding machine, a winding spindle, feeding rolls for feeding material to said -winding spindle, reciprocating members for feeding material to said feeding rolls, a carriage for supporting said reciprocating members, a rack fixed to said carriage, means foractuating said reciprocating members, means associated with said rack and actuated by. said last named means for moving said rack for imparting a'horizontal movement to said carriage, and a stop member mounted upon said carriage for limiting the movement of said reciprocating members away from said feeding rolls, the horizontal movement of said carriage moving said stop member away from said ,feeding rolls and increasing the distance between said reciprocating members and said feeding rolls during each return movement of said reciprocating members.

3. In a coil winding machine, a winding spindle, feeding rolls for feeding materialto said 'winding spindle, reciprocating members for feed- 4 ing material to said feeding rolls, a carriage for supporting said reciprocating member, a rack fixed to said carriage, means forimparting recip- 'rocatory movement to said reciprocating members, means associated with'said rack and actuated by said last named means for moving said rack for imparting a horizontal movement to said 4. In a coil winding machine, a winding spin dle, means for gripping material to be fed to said winding spindle, an oscillating arm operatively connected to said gripping means, means for imparting an oscillatory movement to said arm for moving said gripping means toward said spindle, means for moving said oscillating arm for moving said gripping means away from said spindle, the movement of said gripping means away from said spindle determining the length .of the material advanced to said spindle, and means actuated by the movement of said arm for varying the extent of movement of said gripping means I away from said spindle.

5. In a coil winding machine, a coil winding spindle, a pair of feeding rolls, means for supplying interleaving material to said feeding rolls, including a carriage, gripping members movably disposed upon said carriage and movable toward and away from each other for gripping the interleaving material, means for moving said gripping members toward said feeding rolls for positioning material between said rolls, means for freeing said gripping members from said material, means for moving said gripping members to their normal positions away from said'feeding rolls, means for actuating said gripping members upon reaching their normal positions for gripping the material, means for cutting the material adjacent said gripping members, and means for rotating one of said feeding rolls for feeding the cut portion of. the material to a coil being wound.

6. In a coil winding machine, a coil winding spindle, means for feeding an interleaving material to a coil being wound comprising a pair of feeding rolls disposed in close proximity to said winding spindle, reciprocal gripping members for advancing the interleaving material to said feeding rolls, a carriage for slidably supporting said gripping members, means for intermittently moving the carriage in one direction during the movement of the gripping members in another direc tion, and means carried by said carriage for limiting the movement of said gripping members relative to said feeding rolls.

7. In a coil winding machine, a coil winding spindle, means for feeding an interleaving material to a coil being Wound comprising a pair of feeding rolls disposed in close proximity to said winding spindle, reciprocal gripping members for advancing the interleaving material to said feeding rolls, a carriage for slidably supporting said gripping members, means for intermittently moving the carriage in one direction during the move-. ment of the gripping-members in another direction, means carried by said carriage for limiting the movement of said gripping members relative to said feeding rolls, means for rotatably supporting said feeding rolls, and means carried by said carriage for moving said supporting means during each intermittent movement of said carriage for varying the positions of said feeding rolls relative to said winding spindle.

8. In a coil winding machine, acoil winding spindle, means for feeding an interleaving material to a coil being wound comprising a pair of feeding rolls disposed in close proximity to said winding spindle, gripping members disposed on opposite sides of the interleaving material, means for holding said gripping members in intimate engagement with the material, means for moving said gripping members with the material toward said feeding rolls to feed the material therebetween, and means for releasing said holding means when the forward-end of the material is positioned between said feeding rolls for freeing said gripping members from said material.

9. In a coil winding machine, acoil winding spindle, means for feeding an interleaving material to a coil being wound comprising a pair of feeding rolls disposed in close proximity to said winding spindle, gripping members disposed on opposite sides of the interleaving material, means for holding said gripping members in intimate engagement with the material, means for moving said gripping members with the material toward said feeding rolls to feed the material therebetween, means for releasing said holding means when the forward'end of the material is positioned between said feeding rolls for freeing said gripping members from said material, means for moving said gripping members away from said feeding rolls, and means for rendering said holding means effective when said gripping members have completed their movement away from said feeding rolls.

10. In a coil winding machine, a coil winding spindle, means for feeding an interleaving material to a coil being wound comprising a pair of feeding rolls disposed in close proximity to said winding spindle, gripping members disposed on opposite sides of the interleaving material, means for holding said gripping members in intimate engagement with the material, means for moving said gripping members with the material toward said feeding rolls to feed the material therebetween, means for releasing said holding means when the forward end of the material is positioned between said feeding rolls for freeing said gripping members from said material, means for moving said gripping members away from said feeding rolls, means for rendering said holding means effective when said gripping membershave completed their movement away from said feeding rolls, cutting means, and means for actuating said cutting means for cutting the interleaving material adjacent to said gripping members.

11. In a coil winding machine, a coil winding spindle. means for feeding an interleaving material to a coil being wound comprising a pair of feeding rolls having cooperating annular grooves in the peripheries thereof and disposed adjacent said winding spindle, gripping members disposed upon opposite sides of the interleaving material, and arranged togrip the material, feeding members extending transversely from said gripping members arranged to. engage opposite sides of -the interleaving material and receivable in the annular grooves of said feeding rolls for feeding the interleaving material therebetween when said gripping members are actuated, and means for actuating said gripping members to move the interleaving material toward and between said feeding rolls.

12. In a coil winding machine, a coil winding spindle, means for feeding an interleaving material to a coil being wound, comprising a pair of feeding rolls disposed in close proximity to said winding spindle, supporting members for rotatably supporting said feeding rolls, reciprocable gripping members, a carriage, means disposed upon said carriage for moving said supporting members simultaneously during movement of said carriage, means for moving said gripping members toward said feeding rolls to advance the interleaving material thereto, means carried by said gripping members for moving one of-said supporting members for moving the feeding roll carried thereby away from the other feeding roll so that the interleaving material may be fed therebetween, and means for moving said carriage a predetermined distance away from said feeding rolls during the movement of the gripping members toward said feeding rolls. I

13. In a coil winding machine, a winding spindle upon which a plurality of series of strand windings may be served, a pair of feeding rolls disposed adjacent said winding spindle, a carriage mounted for movement relative to said feeding rolls, movable elements for supporting said feeding rolls, means operatively connecting said supporting elements to said carriage for simultaneously moving said supporting elements and said feeding rolls relative to said spindle during movement of said carriage, and means for successively feeding sheets of material to said feeding rolls.

14. In a coil winding machine, a winding spindle upon which a plurality of series of strand windings may be served, a pair of feeding rolls disposed adjacent said winding spindle, a carriage mounted for movement relative to said feeding rolls, movable elements for supporting said feeding rolls, means operatively connecting said supporting elements to said carriage for simultaneously moving said supporting elements and said feeding rolls relative to said spindle during movement of said carriage, gripping members for gripping sheet-material, means for actuating said gripping members for moving the sheet material between said-feeding rolls, and means carried by said gripping members for moving saidfeeding rolls relative to each other to receive the material from said gripping members.

15. In a winding machine, a winding spindle, reciprocable means for advancing-windable material toward said spindlecomprising a pair of jaw members for gripping the material therebetween, spring means normally holding said jaw members open, a movable element for closing said jaw members, an abutment for actuating said element to close said jaw members at the end of travel of said reciprocable means in one direction, and a second abutment for actuating said element to render said spring means effective for opening said jaw members at the end of travel of said means in the opposite direction.

16. In a winding machine, a winding spindle, a frame pivoted at its rear end and having its forward end adjacent said spindle, material feeding means mounted on said frame adjacent said spindle, a carriage supporting the forward end of the frame, means for moving the carriage, and means responsive to a'movem'ent of the carriage for imparting a pivotal movement to said frame.

" ROBERT HOFS'I'ETTER.

JOHN W. SAGER.

DISCLAIMER 2,030,989.R0bert Hofstetter, Downers Grove, and John W. Sager, Oak Park, Ill.

COIL WINDING MACHINE. Patent dated February 18, 1936. Disclaimer filed February 20, 1937 by the assignee, Western Electric Company, Inc. Hereby enters this disclaimer to claim 16 in said Letters Patent.

[Ofiicial Gazette March 30, 1987.] 

